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Quiz October 2021

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where in the UK was a temperature of -23C recorded earlier in the year?

a)

Alnwick, England

b)

Devil’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

c)

Braemar, Scotland

d)

Aberystwyth, Wales

2.

Why did a virtual court hearing in the USA make our news headlines and cheer us all up?

a)

A lawyer appeared as a cat

b)

The trial was interrupted by a ghost

c)

The judge fell asleep

d)

The trial was accidentally broadcast live in North Korea

3.

The actor William Shatner was blasted into space earlier this week. Which TV programme did he feature in?

a)

Dr Who

b)

The Great Bitish Bake Off

c)

Dad's Army

d)

Star Trek

4.

What is the name of the ‘lander’ which has touched down on the surface of Mars in February?

a)

Titan

b)

Perseverance

c)

Tenacity

d)

Apollo

5.

With regards to Coronavirus, the government advertising campaign asked you to “Act like . . .

a)

A sensible person

b)

You’ve got it

c)

You are ill

d)

A good citizen

6.

Several people recently survived for 33 days on an uninhabited island in the Bahamas by eating what?

a)

Rats

b)

Seaweed

c)

Coconuts

d)

Honey

7.

Which company has recently conducted a feasibility study about making flying cars?

a)

BMW

b)

Volkswagen

c)

Jaguar

d)

Ford

8.

Who is the current Education Secretary?

a)

Michael Gove

b)

Nadhim Zahawi

c)

Boris Johnson

d)

Matt Hancock

9.

In which country did Facebook recently ban news reporting, after a row about paying for news stories ?

a)

Mexico

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Australia

10.

Which former ‘politician’ formed a new political party called ‘Reform Uk’?

a)

Tony Blair

b)

David Cameron

c)

Nigel Farage

d)

Jeremy Corbyn

11.

What was the result of England's match with Hungary on Tuesday night?

a)

England won 1.0

b)

England lost 1.0

c)

England drew 1.1

d)

The match was abandoned due to crowd toruble

12.

Who is the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

a)

Matt Hancock

b)

Gavin Williamson

c)

Michael Gove

d)

Rishi Sunak

13.

Which character won this year’s final of ‘The Masked Singer’?

a)

Sausage

b)

Badger

c)

Harlequin

d)

Shark

14.

What is the largest state in the USA?

a)

Texas

b)

Alaska

c)

New York

d)

Alabama

15.

Who is currently the MP for Stockton South?

a)

Matt Vickers

b)

Brian Tampling

c)

Paul Thompson

d)

David Gilmour

16.

Why did we all know about Emma Raducanu?

a)

She was the first British woman in space

b)

She is the richest British business entrepreneur

c)

She is a successful British tennis player

d)

She has just rowed across the Atlantic

17.

What role does Nicola Sturgeon have in British politics?

a)

First Minister for Scotland

b)

Leader of the Liberal Democrats

c)

Deputy Prime Minister

d)

Speaker in the House of Commons

18.

Who won an Oscar for best male actor at the 2021 Academy Awards?

a)

Leonardo Di Caprio

b)

Al Pacino

c)

Anthony Hopkins

d)

Adam Driver

19.

Who won an Oscar for best female actor at the 2021 Academy Awards?

a)

Kathy Bates

b)

Scarlett Johansson

c)

Shirley Tampling

d)

Frances McDormand

20.

What colour are the seats in the House of Commons?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Black

21.

What's the largest suspension bridge in the UK?

a)

The Forth Bridge

b)

The Severn Bridge

c)

The M25 Queen Elizabeth Bridge

d)

The Humber Bridge

22.

What's the name of the latest James Bond Film?

a)

I've Been Expecting You

b)

Die Another Day

c)

No Time To Die

d)

Shaken and not Stirred

23.

Spanish bishop Xavier Novell had to resign from the Catholic Church because he wanted to get married. But who to?

a)

A man

b)

A nun

c)

His cat

d)

A writer of satanic erotica

24.

Which country topped the medal table at the Tokyo Olympics?

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Finland

d)

Japan

25.

Cristiano Ronaldo recently resigned for Manchester United. Which team did he leave?

a)

Juventus

b)

Barcelona

c)

Bayern Munich

d)

Ajax

26.

What famous event took place in 1944?

a)

The collapse of the Berlin Wall

b)

The D Day landings

c)

The Battle of Hastings

d)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

27.

How many wives did Henry 8th have?

a)

Four

b)

Six

c)

Eight

d)

None

28.

How much is a coffee form the Sixth Form coffee machine?

a)

50p

b)

£1

c)

£1.50

d)

£2

29.

What date can be found on the weather vane of Yarm Town Hall?

a)

1610

b)

1710

c)

1810

d)

1910

30.

What was the second Harry Potter book?

a)

The Deathly Hallows

b)

The Goblet of Fire

c)

The Narrow Way

d)

The Chamber of Secrets